The Gary Parks Annual Soccer Festival is being held on August 9, 10, and 11. 

FOOD & BEVERAGE - Food and drinks will be available for purchase on Sat & Sun - Burgers, Hot Dogs, POGOs, Fries, Drinks & Freezes!  

MEDALS PRESENTATION - Medals will be presented at the conclusion of your teams' final game.

PARKING - Please help us keep laneways and accesses free.  Parking is available at PECI, Johnson St parking lot and the Fairgrounds parking area.

REMINDER - As always, this is a youth event - please be respectful of our referees, players and coaches.  There is no smoking allowed anywhere on the property.  Please refrain from hanging on the nets.

LOST & FOUND - Please be sure to check the lost and found for any items you may have misplaced this year.  Any remaining items will be donated at the conclusion of the festival.

We look forward to another great festival weekend!

The plan for each division is:

• U6 - Saturday, August 10 from 8:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. (2 games per team)
• U8 - Sunday, August 11 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. (2 games per team)
• U10 Boys - Saturday, August 10 from 11:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. (2 games per team)
• U10 Girls - Saturday, August 10 from 12:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. (2 games per team)
• U12 Boys - Saturday, August 10 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. (3 games per team)
• U12 Girls - Sunday, August 11 from 8:00 a.m. to 5:45 p.m. (3 games per team)
• U14 - Saturday, August 10 8:00 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. AND Sunday, August 11 from 9:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. (DOUBLE ELIMINATION FORMAT)
• U17 - Friday, August 9 at 6:45 p.m. (1 game only)

We thank you in advance for your continued sportsmanship and support throughout the festival!

Fundamental to the success of PECSA is its dedicated group of coaches.

Throughout our season they demonstrate their commitment to our players in developing their skills, the benefits of participating in a team sport, and the love of the game.

Here’s your opportunity to nominate that special coach for this year’s Coaching Award of Excellence!

Please forward your nomination by e-mail to info@pecsa.ca by August 1st.

The winner will be presented during our year end soccer festival on August 10th and 11th.

All individual and team photos have been completed and access to digital files have been shared to parents through the coaches. 

Please note, when the photo is downloaded the photographer's watermark goes away and the file can be downloaded multiple times.

If you require a printed photo please email the downloaded photo to graphics@printcraftpec.com by JULY 26/24. * Only one photo will be printed per player of requested*

Photos will be printed and are to be picked up at Printcraft in Picton. If you request a printed photo please remember to pick it up! Photos will be ready for pick up on AUG 2/24, hours for that day are 8:30-5:30. 

Find the most up to date information on our Facebook page. You do not need to be a user to view!

SHIN GUARDS ARE MANDATORY!

Players are not permitted to play if they are not wearing shin guards under their socks. Referees are required to enforce this Canadian Soccer Association rule of mandatory equipment.

NO JEWELLERY

Bracelets, watches, necklaces, earrings can NOT be worn during the game. The only permitted piece of "jewelry" is a medical alert bracelet. Earrings cannot be bandaged over. This is rule of the Canadian Soccer Association that must be enforced by the referees.

NETS

No child is allowed to play on the nets. PECSA Executive will remove any one found playing around the nets. If it occurs during a game, the ref will stop the game, and the player will be removed and banned from playing the remainder of the game. Please play safe!

PLEASE DO NOT DROP & RUN!

Parents, please remember that no child is to be left alone on the fields at any time. Please stay with your child during the whole game.

Games will be cancelled if there is lightning, extreme heat advisories, or an AQHI of 8 or higher. The decision is made by the PECSA executive and communicated through our Facebook page, the website, and directly with the impacted coaches to share with their teams.

We have scheduled 11 youth house league games through the season. PECSA will guarantee players get 10 games. If any more than one game is cancelled, those will be rescheduled.

PECSA will accommodate the request from Coaches for their own and one additional player to be on their team.

Sponsors are also granted requests for 1 or 2 affiliated children for their teams.

Additional 'friend' requests will be accepted, but cannot be guaranteed. Please note these parameters:

1. Requests must be one-to-one player reciprocated requests (i.e. both players must have requested they be on the same team as the other)
2. Requests are to be made when registering the player online. There is a new field on the form to enter this information.
3. Requests will not be taken after the registration deadline.
4. The reciprocal player request must also be made by the deadline.
5. Requests are accepted at the discretion of the PECSA; submitting a request is not a guarantee that it will be provided. Our main priority when building teams is to balance the skill level to the best of our ability.

We, as an association, do our best to balance teams. If after the second or third week, there is a clear unbalanced team-weak or strong-we reserve the right to make adjustments to ensure everyone has a great season.

Coaches, please remember this is house league soccer! All players deserve the same amount of time on the field, regardless of their skill level. Play Fair, Have Fun!